Vandalism of school bathrooms has been an escalating problem in Nevada County and elsewhere, since the beginning of the school year, following challenges posted on Tik Tok. And at Nevada Union High School, Principal Kelley Rhoden says it’s gotten so bad that they’ve had to installed six outdoor portable toilets, after major damage to a few boys’ restrooms…
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Rhoden says repairs, which will be done during the winter break, that starts next week, will cost around 100-thousand dollars. Meanwhile, campus supervision has been stepped up…
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Rhoden says there are no surveillance cameras in the restrooms. But students are getting more involved in reporting the destruction. And that’s resulted in few being caught and disciplined. Rhoden says students are becoming increasingly uncomfortable and feeling unsafe. That also includes more smoking and vaping. Other recent Tik Tok challenges have included slapping a teacher. But there have been no reports of that kind of activity.
Marty M Mathiesen
Hey.. . . I heard from my friend Mike Bratton that Tom mentioned how Silver Springs doesn't have the problems with Vandalism and ... . .the reason why. Thanks a ton Tom. We work at that and we care enough about our kids to face up, deal with it and follow through. Most of all, we build relationships and our kids don't want to "let us down." They're motivated to "do the right thing". This is our home and we take care of it at Silver.